Essays, notes, and other musings
Everyone agrees simple is best. So why do debates about complexity keep ending in a stalemate? This essay explores why simplicity is subjective, how familiarity distorts our perception, and how teams can turn disagreements into opportunities to build a shared mental model.
I recently built a theme picker for my blog. I can seamlessly switch between various dark and light themes for all the text & code blocks ! But what of images ... ?
System tray, system clock, launch menu... If you are on KDE Plasma, all of the above are available as 'plasmoids': simple widgets meant to be attached to a desktop or a taskbar. I recently decided to build one, but I got lost along the way and decided to document my learnings for next time.